The view from Croit Bheinn in the Moidart area of Scotland, where the quake was recorded.
Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

The largest earthquake to be felt in the west Highlands of Scotland in more than 30 years was recorded on Friday.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded the magnitude 3.8 tremor in the Moidart area just before 3.45pm. It was the biggest earthquake in the region since a magnitude 4.1 quake near Oban in September 1986, officials said.

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The BGS said the latest quake “was felt widely across the west of Scotland”.